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Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 Welcome and Thank You for visiting our 56th Annual Exhibition. Last year we celebrated our 80th Anniversary of the formation of our club in 1930 and enjoyed visits from many previous members of the club, some who had travelled considerable distances. The earliest recorded ex-member in the victors book was 1946. With an increased attendance the show was deemed to be a success and this year we have made every effort to repeat the quality of the layouts exhibited. We have layouts in all popular scales and have two that have not been seen in public before ; hopefully something for everyone. Model Railways is an inspirational hobby, and caters for all of the different skills that bring a completed model railway layout together. Whet her your interest is just in a particular aspect - History, Construction, Electronics, Wood and Metal work, Collecting, or just running trains - you will find membership of a club and being part of a team can provide a lifetime’s enjoyment. Take time to relax with some Drinks and Refreshments in the restaurant area where you could get more information from members meeting between exhibition duties by asking them about us. Maybe try your luck in our 2011 Exhibition Raffle , or our special CLOSED BID AUCTION for a limited edition "Imperial Railways" Hornby DCC Train Set. (See our Club Information Stand, No. 9.) If you would like to consider getting involved in the club, please visit our Club Information Stand (No. 9), check out our website at www.iwemrc.org.uk or contact the club’s Hon. Secretary: Charlie Nelson, 4,Great Gardens Road, Hornchurch, RM11 2BB. Tel. 01708 450424. Charlie will be on our 7¼” Gauge Section Stand (No. 2). The club runs Steam/Open Days at Chadwell Heath Station, first Sunday in ever y month, April to September. As well as rides on our 7¼” Gauge Railway, the club house is open to the public on these days, with several of the layouts running. The various club sections meet at the club at least four days per week, so why not come and see us? Peter Pulham Frank Roberts President Chairman Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the contents of this guide are correct , Railway modelling is essentially an amateur hobby and we rely on the goodwill of a very large number of people to stage this exhibition. Consequently the Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club cannot be held responsible for any error or omission, nor failure for any exhibitor to appear. 5 Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 Brian Baker All aspects of Model Railways Books & Videos H & M Controllers Quality second-hand goods bought & sold All gauges catered for Fair prices paid for whole & part collections ℡ 020 8508 4040 Local trader established 30 years 6 Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 Entrance Stands 1-2 Ride On Railways 01708 708768 1 5” Gauge Electric Railway www.rideonrailways.co.uk We are delighted to welcome back exhibition regulars, Garden Railway specialists Ride On Railways, who will once again be providing indoor train rides on their 5" Gauge electric miniature railway. I & WEMRC 7¼” Gauge www.iwemrc.org.uk 2 Section Stand Photographs and information all about the club’s 7¼” Gauge Miniature Railway , open to the public on the first Sunday every month from April to September. Acknowledgements The Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club would like to express its thanks and appreciation to anyone and everyone involved in the staging of this year’s special celebration exhibition, but in particular:- • PECO , The Engine Shed of Leytonstone, and Roneo Models of Hornchurch for kindly donating major raffle prizes. • PECO, British Railway Modelling and Kent Garden Railways , and all our advertisers for enabling us to produce this exhibition programme. • The staff at St Edwards School for all their help and support. • All the members’ wives, partners and friends who help us out every year without fail. 7 Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 Main Hall Stands 3-16 Modeller’s Mate 01728 720072 3 www.modellersmate.co.uk We are pleased to welcome back Modeller’s Mate , bringing their wide range of scenic materials, electrical components, tools, metal/plastic sheets and sections, nuts and bolts, adhesives and wood. Modeller’s Mate are agents for Proxxon Machine Tools and Peco Products and also stock Badger airbrushes, Weller & Antex Soldering Irons & Spare Tips, Jakar cutting knives & mats, K&S & SS Metals, Plastruct & Evergreen plastics and much, much more … If you can't find what you're looking for please ask! Books Galore! www.iwemrc.org.uk 4 Sales of nearly-new and used books on all aspects of rail transport. Roneo Models 01708 442836 5 Welcome once again to our local model shop Roneo Models of Hornchurch, a regular at our exhibitions for many years, and who give us tremendous support throughout the year. 8 Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 Meon Combe John Davy 6 N Gauge, BR (Southern) [email protected] Fact: The MVR (Meon Valley Railway) was opened in 1903 by the LSWR and provided passenger and goods services linking Alton in the north to Fareham at the southern end of the line. It was hoped that this would promote tourist and visitor business for the branch to Gosport from Fareham Goods on the line was mainly agricultural, indeed Wickham station was once known to provide a whole train full of strawberries. The line was known as the Strawberry line. During the First World War, the line was used for troop movements to Portsmouth and Southampton, for embarkation to the continent. After the First World War, the line faced increasing competition from road services. However, during WW2, the line was famed for hosting the train that housed the War Cabinet in June 1944. The cabinet visited the area for final discussions with Winston Churchill prior to D-Day. The tunnel at Droxford was earmarked as an air raid shelter for Churchill and his staff. In 1955 the line closed for passenger services and goods services ended in 1968. The line was used by in 1967-9 for testing of the Sadler Pacerailer, a type of railbus and forerunner of the bus based designs such as the LEV (Leyland Experimental Vehicle) and ultimately the class 140 family (Pacers). Track on the branch was lifted by 1975. Fiction – or a little bit of politics: Instead of failing and closing, it is assumed that the branch to Gosport prospered and the town grew along the lines of Worthing. The resulting passenger revenue led to the Meon Valley line being electrified in the 1960’s. In addition, with the increasing demand for housing (mainly led by commuter employment), the Conservative Government of 1970 allowed limited development of some of the villages along the Meon Valley line. The station of Meon Combe benefited from the increased passenger traffic. The layout is set in autumn 1971. In order to increase the layout’s traffic with a greater variety of the trains and stock used, it has been assumed that there is a diversion of services due to a landslip on the Portsmouth direct line that runs via Guildford. 9 Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 Norvic Junction Erith MRS 7 N Gauge, BR Southern www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/erithmrs Norvic Junction was conceived even before the battle of Fearlessness and represents an area of the Southern Region providing for the village, local coal and a service for commuters into the city. Norvic Junction is a club layout and was purchased from the N Gauge society (North West Kent Area Group) having previously been exhibited as ‘St Mary's’ in another era. It is intended to be a family layout, so during the show you will see steam, diesel and maybe even Thomas, James and Percy, running depending on which operators are at the exhibition. The layout is 12ft by 3ft and has a twin track running line together with sidings and a branch line. Track work is Peco code 80 and most of the buildings are scratch-built (using card). Cheerio Charlton Richard Moules 8 7mm scale, Trams [email protected] Cheerio Charlton represents, in 7mm scale, a very short but fairly typical length of London's ‘1st generation’ tramways. It is a representation of a few yards of Woolwich Road, Charlton, as it was until the trams ceased to run on the 5th July 1952. This was the location of the tramways Central Repair Depot, accessed by a siding off the double track "main line" which carried 3 of the last tram routes to operate, Nos.36, 38 & 40. The trams collected current from the underground "conduit" system, so there are no overhead wires, and the model trams represent the various types that operated on these routes (although they all bear a strong family resemblance!) There are also a few "works" cars and one or two "oddities". Woolwich Road and the buildings modelled still exist, only the trams have gone! The layout is designed to be automatic in operation, so giving me time to answer any questions you have, or just chat about trams! 10 Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club WEST ESSEX MODELRAIL 2011 I & WEMRC Information www.iwemrc.org.uk & Sales Stand 9 Why not come and have a chat at the club information stand, where you can find out about the club, its activities and details of membership, and see the range and depth of the interests the Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club caters for.